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Prehistoric Architecture

1. Refers to the period of modern human existence before the availability of those written
records, knowledge of which is gained mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, and
research.
a. Prehistoric
b. Stone Age
c. Bronze Age
d. Neolithic

2. A prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive
stone tools discovered.
a. Paleolithic
b. Mesolithic
c. Neolithic
d. Megalithic

3. This period is distinguished by the creation of villages, arrange systematically: houses were
aligned in rows.
a. Paleolithic
b. Mesolithic
c. Neolithic
d. Megalithic

4. This prehistoric period is the prime phase of agriculture, with structures made up of timber
framing and wattle.
a. Paleolithic
b. Mesolithic
c. Neolithic
d. Megalithic

5. A small, simple dwelling or shelter, especially made of natural materials with 75mm diameter
in stake and supported with ring stones and 300mm diameter posts.
a. Hut
b. Longhouse
c. Tent
d. Pit House

6. This type of dwelling has a wooden post driven into the earth and then covered with animal
skin or organic material that is secured with large wooden pegs.
a. Hut
b. Longhouse
c. Tent
d. Pit House

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 7. A primitive form of shelter consisting of a pit excavated in the earth and roofed over.
a. Hut
b. Longhouse
c. Tent
d. Pit House

8. A communal dwelling characteristic of many early cultures consists of a wooden, bark-

covered framework.
a. Hut
b. Longhouse
c. Tent
d. Pit House

9. Which of the following is not a type of dwelling construction during the paleolithic period?
a. Hut
b. Longhouses
c. Tent
d. Pit House

10. A Neolithic settlement in Anatolia and one of the earliest cities consisted of rectangular flat-
roofed houses packed together into a single architectural mass with no streets or
passageways which had mud-brick fortifications.
a. Mesopotamia
b. Khirokitia
c. Catal Huyuk
d. Ggantija

11. A Neolithic, megalithic temple complex on the Mediterranean island of Gozo which is older
than the pyramids of Egypt.
a. Mesopotamia
b. Khirokitia
c. Catal Huyuk
d. Ggantija

12. During 5000 BCE, this area became the largest network of villages and cities in the world,
with the exception, perhaps, of the Indus River valley system.
a. Mesopotamia
b. Khirokitia
c. Catal Huyuk
d. Ggantija

13. A family unit consisted of several circular structures combined around a small open space
that was used for communal activities.
a. Mesopotamia
b. Khirokitia
c. Catal Huyuk
d. Ggantija

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14. A megalithic tomb of Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages consisting of a roofed burial chamber
and narrow entrance passage, covered by a tumulus; believed to have been used for
successive family or clan burials spanning a number of generations.
a. Shaft grave
b. Chamber grave
c. Beehive tomb
d. Dromos

15. A prehistoric monument consisting of two or more large upright stones supporting a
horizontal stone slab or capstone.
a. Menhir
b. Dolmen
c. Trilithon
d. Cromlech

16. A prehistoric monument consisting of an upright megalith, usually standing alone but
sometimes with others.
a. Menhir
b. Dolmen
c. Trilithon
d. Cromlech

17. A prehistoric monument with two upright megaliths supporting a horizontal stone.
a. Menhir
b. Dolmen
c. Trilithon
d. Cromlech

18. It is an artificial mound of earth or stone over an ancient grave.

a. Henge
b. Tumulus
c. Cairn
d. Dromos

19. Which statement about the Principal Feature of Vernacular Architecture is FALSE:
a. The builders, whether artisans or those who plan to live in the buildings are
professional architects or engineers.
b. There is a consonant adaptation, using natural materials, to the geographical
c. The actual process of construction involves intuitive thinking, done with the use of
blueprints or any for construction drawings
d. There is a balance between social and economic functionality and aesthetic
features.
e. Architectural patterns and styles are subject to a protracted evolution of traditional
styles specific to an ethnic domain.

20. It is a stone beehive-shape hut with corbelled roof

a. Hogan
b. Wigwam
c. Clochan
d. Trullo

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Ancient Near East Architecture

1. What civilization first established an irrigation system to save their food production?
a. Sumerian
b. Babylonian
c. Assyrian
d. Persian

2. During this period, temples lost their importance because palaces took precedence over
religious buildings.
a. Sumerian
b. Babylonian
c. Assyrian
d. Persian

3. A period where massive temples were built on artificial platforms, and they introduced
glazed brick material.
a. Sumerian
b. Babylonian
c. Assyrian
d. Persian

4. This period is also known as the Achaemenid empire and was ruled by Cyrus the Great
and later on by Darius the Great.
a. Sumerian
b. Babylonian
c. Assyrian
d. Persian

5. ____ was the Sumerian’s main building material

a. Stone
b. Timber
c. Mud
d. Limestone

6. A massive, stepped structure/temple dedicated to the moon god, Nanna built in Sumerian
ruler Ur Nammu.
a. Oval Temple of Khafaje
b. Ziggurat
c. Hanging Gardens
d. Tower of Babel

7. A ziggurat with 7 tiers covered in glazed tiles built by King Nebuchadnezzar II to “rival
heaven”.
a. Oval Temple of Khafaje
b. Ziggurat
c. Hanging Gardens
d. Tower of Babel

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8. A temple that has massive oval walls and is raised on a simple platform.
a. Oval Temple of Khafaje
b. Ziggurat
c. Hanging Gardens
d. Tower of Babel

9. A terraced royal palace with lush gardens that were irrigated by water pumped from the
Euphrates.
a. Oval Temple of Khafaje
b. Ziggurat
c. Hanging Gardens
d. Tower of Babel

10. The 8th gate to the Inner City of Babylon, decorated with glazed blue bricks that depicted
alternating rows of dragons and bulls.
a. City of Khorsabad
b. Palace of Sargon II
c. Ishtar Gate
d. Nebuchadnezzar’s Palace

11. The palace that was decorated with relief sculptures and glazed brick and was arranged
around two major courtyards.
a. City of Khorsabad
b. Palace of Sargon II
c. Ishtar Gate
d. Nebuchadnezzar’s Palace

12. It was in Kadingirra district of Babylon, which is situated just south of the Ishtar gate and
covered a land area of 900 ft by 600 ft.
a. City of Khorsabad
b. Palace of Sargon II
c. Ishtar Gate
d. Nebuchadnezzar’s Palace

13. Enclosed by a double wall with seven gates and was designed as the royal capital of
Assyria during the reign of Sargon II.
a. City of Khorsabad
b. Palace of Sargon II
c. Ishtar gate
d. Nebuchadnezzar’s Palace

14. It is the first world’s majestic garden and the earliest invention of the water cistern.
a. Persargardae
b. Persepolis
c. Propylea
d. Hanging Gardens

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15. A constructed new capital for the Persian empire surrounded by a fortification wall.
a. Persargardae
b. Persepolis
c. Propylea
d. Hanging Gardens

16. An entrance hall designed by xerces also known as gateway of Xerxes.

a. Pesargardae
b. Persepolis
c. Propylea
d. Apadana

17. A large hypostyle hall in Persepolis begun by Darius and finished by Xerxes.
a. Persargardae
b. Persepolis
c. Propylea
d. Apadana

18. A private family apartment and women’s quarter is called _____.

a. Seraglo
b. Harem
c. Khan
d. Susa

19. A part where the king’s residence, men’s apartment and reception court is located.
a. Seraglo
b. Harem
c. Khan
d. Susa

20. It is called a service chamber.

a. Seraglo
b. Harem
c. Khan
d. Susa

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Egyptian Architecture

1. This is a type of column in ancient Egypt in which a standing figure of Osiris is

placed before a square pier.
a. Hathor Column
b. Osirian Column
c. Fluted Column
d. Papyrus Column

2. It is a mythical creature with, as a minimum, the head of a human and the body of a lion or a
a winged monster of Thebes acted as the guardian of Royal Tombs.
a. Griffin
b. Uraeus
c. Ammit
d. Sphinx

3. The first recognized Architect and Engineer in history.

a. Senenmut
b. Amenhotep III
c. Imhotep
d. Snefru

4. Pillars that stood in pairs in front of Egyptian temples.

a. Papyrus
b. Obelisk
c. Pylon
d. Sycamore

5. He is the first king of ancient Egypt of the 4 th Dynasty.

a. Senenmut
b. Amenhotep III
c. Imhotep
d. Snefru

6. This is the river that is the means of communication, highway and lifeline of the
Egyptians.
a. Rosetta River
b. Pelusiac
c. Damietta River
d. Nile River

7. This type of windows introduced light into and released heat from its structures and caused
the close-bud columns to appear to lift toward the light in the center.
a. Clerestory
b. Sash
c. Gothic Window
d. Palladian Window

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8. It is a type of Egyptian Tomb that has a rectangular plan, flat roof, with chapel and
offering chambers.
a. Temples
b. Mastabas
c. Pyramids
d. Rock

9. It is a type of Egyptian Tomb that was built for people who believe in “life after death”.
a. Temples
b. Mastabas
c. Pyramids
d. Rock

10. It is a type of Egyptian Tomb for mummification, funerary, and other necro logical rituals or
rites.
a. Temples
b. Mastabas
c. Pyramids
d. Rock

11. The ancient civilization that flourished along the Nile Delta in the Northwest of Africa.
a. Mesopotamia
b. Peru
c. China
d. Egypt

12. The first Pharaoh in Egyptian Architecture.

a. Giza
b. Saqqarra
c. Thi
d. Mastaba of Menes

13. It is the 1st true pyramid shape.

a. Pyramid of Snefru
b. Pyramid of Giza
c. Pyramid of Khufu
d. Great pyramid of Giza

14. This temple contains a birth room which contains reliefs depicting the birth of the Pharaoh,
Amenhotep II.
a. Temple of Hatchepsut
b. Philae Temple
c. Temple of Amun Karnak
d. Temple of Abu Simbel

15. A Rock hewn tomb and temple, formed by a pylon carved with 4 colossal seated statues of
Ramesses I-IV.
a. Temple of Hatchepsut
b. Philae Temple
c. Temple of Amun Karnak
d. Temple of Abu Simbel

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16. Egypt is an ancient civilization that is also known as ________.
a. Influential Civilization
b. The Land of Pharaoh
c. The Land of Architecture
d. Oldest Civilization

17. In the Section of Cherpen, the allocation and design of air shafts are oriented to the
__________.
a. King’s Chamber
b. Grand Gallery
c. Orion’s Belt
d. Heavenly Bodies

18. This is a system that uses both pictorial and phonetic symbols to record information.
a. Heiroglyphics
b. Hieroglyphics
c. Herogliphics
d. Heirloglyphics

19. Who built the great pyramid of Giza?

a. Hemon
b. Harem
c. Imhotep
d. Khufu

20. Temple of Amun Karnak is dedicated to the Theban triad God/s:

a. Amun
b. Khonsu
c. Mut
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

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Greek Architecture Part 1

1. This culture is where the Greek culture got its beginnings. It is also the first great culture of
the Aegean civilization.
a. Hellenistic
b. Mycenaean
c. Minoan
d. Classical

2. _________ Architecture is essentially columnar and trabeated; timber forms were imitated
in stone with remarkable exactness.
a. Roman
b. Egyptian
c. pre-Historic
d. Greek

3. It is the slight curvature on the column’s profile.

a. Convex
b. Entasis
c. Frescoes
d. Megaron

4. They are the earliest mainland Greek civilization, It is also called the Peloponnesus named
after the fortress city Mycenae.
a. Minoan
b. Aegean
c. Mykonos
d. Mycenaean

5. Their beliefs and culture influenced Greek thinking, language and economy.
a. Minoan
b. Aegean
c. Mykonos
d. Mycenaean

6. What room is the most important area of the Palace of Knossos?

a. Bedroom
b. Kitchen
c. Throne
d. Library

7. These large horizontal paintings are often found on the walls of Minoan palaces.
a. Acrylic
b. Frescoes
c. Friezes
d. Classical

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8. This method of walling surface is a masonry made-up of huge stone blocks laid mortar.
a. Polygonal
b. Rectangular
c. Cyclopean
d. Inclined

9. It is the principal building type and major ceremonial space in the Mycenaean architecture.
a. Megarton
b. Megaran
c. Mykonos
d. Megaron

10. It is believed to be the predecessor of the Doric Temple. A semi-independent building unit
with a typical principal chamber with a central hearth and a porch.
a. Megaron
b. Tholoi
c. Dromos
d. Crepadoma

11. Which among the following is not a Mycenean structure?

a. Tombs
b. Gateway
c. Megaron
d.Acroterium

12. It is the largest and capital city of Greece. It contains the Acropolis.
a. Knossos
b. Peloponnesus
c. Athens
d.Myknonos

13. The capital of Greece is the birthplace of formal Politics under the patronage of which
goddess?
a. Sea- Ares
b. Sky- Jupiter
c. Wisdom- Athena
d. Wisdom- Diana

14. Greek Temple Entablatures consists of 3 parts, the Cornice, Frieze and ________
a. Annulet
b. Architrave
c. Abacus
d. Arris

15. Any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks forming a molding or projecting
beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian and Composite cornices.
a. Scotia
b. Torus
c. Dentil
d. Cathetus

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 16. The vertical guideline through the eye of a volute in an Ionic capital from which the spiral form
is determined.
a. Scotia
b. Torus
c. Dentil
d. Cathetus

17. An ornamental bracket usually in the form of a scroll with acanthus, used in series beneath
the corona of a Corinthian, Composite or Roman Ionic cornice.
a. Volute
b. Cathetus
c. Egg-and-dart
d. Modillion

18. Any of the ornamental stalks rising between the acanthus leaves of a Corinthia capital from
which the volutes spring.
a. Helix
b.Cauliculus
c. Bell
d. Abacus

19. The art or technique of painting on a freshly spread, moist plaster surface with pigments
ground up in water or a limewater mixture. Also, a picture or design so painted.
a. Mural
b. Tessera
c. Anaglyph
d. Frescoes

20. Vernacular is derived from the latin word ____________ which means domestic, native and
indigenous.
a. Vehemens
b. Vastatio
c. Vernancula
d. Vernaculus

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Greek Architecture Part 2

1. This is inspired by the proportions of the female body and it was given a female
character.

a. Corinthian Order
b. Ionic Order
c. Doric Order
d. Tuscan

2. The last developed of the three principal classical orders of Ancient Greek architecture
and Roman architecture
a. Tuscan
b. Doric Order
c. Corinthian Order
d. Ionic Order

3. Seen in the Temple of Zeus, a single or double row of columns forming an external
envelope and providing structural support
a. Sculpture
b. Agora
c. Peristasis
d. Priene

4. Seen in the Temple of Concordia, Sicily.

a. “Temenos” isolated temple
b. Erechteum
c. Temple of Apollo
d. Parthenon

5. Monument upright stone slab or pillar with carvings

a. Stele
b. Agora
c. Bouleuterion
d. Hippodrome

6. The market place and civic center was one of the most important parts of an ancient city
of Athens.
a. Stele
b. Agora
c. Bouleuterion
d. Hippodrome

7. It was designed by Polycleitus, considered prototype of all Greek theaters and can
accommodate 18,000 spectators.
a. Tympanum of Parthenon
b. Temple of Zeus
c. Temple of Hera
d. Theater of Dionysos

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 8. It is the site of an ancient Greek wrestling school.
a. Palaestra
b. Hippodrome
c. Priene
d. Bouleuterion

9. It was built in c. 550 to 520 B.C, Purest surviving Doric temples, with refinements that
has entasis.
a. Temple of Zeus
b. Parthenon
c. Temple of Hera
d. Temple of Apollo

10. It was separated from the frieze by a sandstone stringcourse, originally decorated with
leaf like pattern.
a. Column shaft
b. Pteroma
c. Epinaos
d. Architrave

11. What is the grandest temple in Greece?

a. Temple of Zeus
b. Parthenon
c. Temple of Hera
d. Temple of Apollo

12. Chief Builders of the Parthenon

a. Ictinus
b. Callicrates
c. Phidias
d. A and B

13. He is the Chief Sculptor of Parthenon.

a. Ictinus
b. Callicrates
c. Cossutius
d. Phidias

14. It is called the sanctuary of Parthenon

a. Cella or Naos
b. Metope
c. Telamones
d. Caryatids

15. It is the 2nd grandest temple in ancient Greek

a. Temple of Zeus
b. Parthenon
c. Temple of Hera
d. Temple of Apollo

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 16. Who redesigned and the Architect of Temple of Olympian Zeus?
a. Anthotius
b. Ephipanes
c. Cossutius
d. Zophorus

17. Patronage to Athena and Poseidon.

a. Temple of Arthemis, Ephesus
b. Erectheion of Athens
c. Parthenon
d. Temple of Hera

18. Called the 3rd grandest temple and one of the 7 wonders of the world
a. Temple of Arthemis, Ephesus
b. Erectheion of Athens
c. Parthenon
d. Temple of Hera

19. In the Erectheion of Athens, What is called the female structural support without
basket?
a. Canaphorae
b. Caryatids
c. Cossutius
d. Zophorus

20. In the Erectheion of Athens, What is called the female structural support with basket?
a. Canaphorae
b. Caryatids
c. Cossutius
d. Zophorus

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 Roman Architecture

1. The largest surviving Roman triumphal arch was dedicated to the victory in battle of which
emperor?
A. Titus
B. Constantine
C. Maxentius
D. Flavius

Answer: B. Constantine

2. What do you call the roman structure that brings water from outside sources into cities and
towns? Supplying houses and bath

A. Dam
B. Aquifers
C. Aquitubes
D. Aqueduct

Answer: D. Aqueduct

3. What do you call the type of Roman Architectural monument commemorating events such as
military triumphs and new emperors?

A. Triumphal statues
B. Triumphal arches
C. Triumphal gateways
D. Monumental arches

Answer: B. Triumphal arches

4. A Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC who identified the three elements
necessary for a well-designed building: firmitas, utilitas, and venustas which later widely
adopted in the roman architecture.

A. Imhotep
B. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Augustus

Answer: B. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

5. Roman concrete wall: made up of rectangular blocks of stone with or without mortar joints
but frequently secured with dowels and cramps.

A. opus quadratum
B. sun dried
C. mud brick

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 D. opus testaceum

Answer: A. opus quadratum

6. Roman concrete wall: fine joints were in diagonal lines like the meshes of a net.

A. opus quadratum
B. opus incertum
C. opus reticulatum
D. opus testaceum

Answer: C. opus reticulatum

7. Roman concrete wall: triangular bricks (plan) specially made for facing the walls

A. opus quadratum
B. opus incertum
C. opus reticulatum
D. opus testaceum

Answer: D. opus testaceum

8. column capital; combination of ionic and Corinthian

A. Tuscan
B. Composite
C. Corinthian
D. ionic

Answer: B. Composite

9. column capital; counterpart of doric capital

A. Tuscan
B. Composite
C. Corinthian
D. Ionic

Answer: A. Tuscan

10. Used pseudo-peripheral (half column attached to the naos wall, raised in a podium, oriented
towards the south.

A. Forum
B. Rectangular Temples
C. Palaces
D. Thermae

Answer: B. Rectangular Temples

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11. Circular and polygonal temple; the most sacred shrine and source of Roman life and power.

A. Basilicas
B. The Pantheon, Rome
C. Temple of Vesta, Rome
D. Thermae

Answer: C. Temple of Vesta, Rome

12. Circular and polygonal temple; most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient
buildings in Rome. It was now converted into a Christian church named Sta. Maria Rotonda.

A. Basilicas
B. The Pantheon, Rome
C. Temple of Vesta, Rome
D. Thermae

Answer: B. The Pantheon, Rome

13. Pillars of victory or monumental columns; it is a Roman Doric column, entirely of marble, with a
total height of 115 feet, 7 inches and a shaft 12inches diameter with a spiral staircase.

A. Trajan's Column
B. Rostral Columns
C. Corinthian
D. Composite

Answer: A.Trajan's Column

14. frequently erected in the time of the emperors to celebrate naval victories and took their name
from the rostra or rows of captured ships.

A. Trajan's Column
B. Rostral Columns
C. Corinthian
D. Composite

Answer: B. Rostral Columns

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15. a palatial public bath with three main parts; main building, xystus, outer ring of apartments.

A. Tepidarium
B. Calidarium
C. Thermae
D. Frigidarium

Answer: C. Thermae

16. First civilization on the Italian peninsula, now known as Tuscany. Religion involved gods who
were like those of the Greeks but believed in life after death?

A. Etruscans
B. Sumerian
C. Babylonian
D. Assyrian

Answer: A. Etruscans

17. Highly important in representing the power and prestige of the Roman Empire?

A. Arches
B. Monumentality
C. Basilicas
D. Walls

Answer: B. Monumentality

18. Semi-circular or wagon-headed, borne on two parallel walls throughout its length.

A. Cross Vault
B. Barrel Vault
C. Rib vault
D. Fan vault

Answer: B. Barrel Vault

19. Formed by the intersection of two semi-circular vaults of equal span.

A. Cross Vault
B. Barrel Vault
C. Rib vault
D. Fan vault

Answer: A. Cross Vault

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 20. Thousands of small stones or glass tiles set in mortar to form a pattern showing the
pictures of roman life.

A. Sculptures
B. Pottery
C. Mosaics
D. Vase painting

Answer: C. Mosaics

Roman Architecture Part 2

1. A Roman theatre initiated by Emperor Vespasian and served as setting for spectacular games,
including mock sea battles.
a. Theatre of Marcellus
b. Colosseum
c. Theatre of Dionysos
d. Podium

2. A theatre based on the Greek model, but instead of being circular, they were semi-circular or D-
shaped.
a. Theatre of Marcellus
b. Colosseum
c. Theatre of Dionysos
d. Podium

3. A vast landscaped palace in the heart of ancient Rome and was built after the great fire in 64
AD that destroyed a large part of the city and the aristocratic villas on the Palatine Hill.
a. Palace of Diocletian
b. Palace of Hadrian
c. Golden House of Marcellus
d. Golden House of Nero

4. Served as a retirement residence of an emperor and resembles a larger fortress than a palace.
a. Palace of Diocletian
b. Palace of Hadrian
c. Golden House of Marcellus
d. Golden House of Nero

5. Type of house occupied by the upper classes and some wealthy freedmen.
a. Domus
b. Villa
c. Xystus
d. Cubicula

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6. House built for the upper class.
a. Domus
b. Villa
c. Xystus
d. Insula

7. Kind of an apartment building that housed most of the urban citizen population.
a. Domus
b. Villa
c. Xystus
d. Insula

8. Garden walk in front of the porticoes, which was divided into flower beds with borders of box,
and to a promenade between rows of large trees.
a. Domus
b. Villa
c. Xystus
d. Insula

9. Stone bridges built in the Roman period.

a. Pons
b. Lacus Juturnae
c. Aqueducts
d. Saliente

10. Similar to a large basin of water with spouting jets, simply fountains in the Roman period.
a. Pons
b. Lacus Juturnae
c. Aqueducts
d. Saliente

11. Formal pool built by the Romans near a spring or well in the Roman Forum.
a. Pons
b. Lacus Juturnae
c. Aqueducts
d. Saliente

12. Known as Basilica Ulpia and was dedicated to the administration of justice, commerce and the
presence of the emperor.
a. Basilica Aemilia
b. Basilica of Vesta
c. Trajan’s Basilica
d. Portunus’ Basilica

13. Rebuilt on a number of occasions but always retained the pattern of building a Roman basilica.
a. Basilica Aemilia
b. Basilica of Vesta
c. Trajan’s Basilica
d. Portunus’ Basilica

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14. Circular temple, oldest building in Rome made entirely of marble and the most sacred shrine &
source of Roman life & power.
a. Temple Aemilia
b. Temple of Vesta
c. Trajan’s Temple
d. Portunus’ Temple

15. A rectangular Roman temple, oriented towards the south and constructed of tuff and travertine
and was once entirely covered in stucco.
a. Temple Aemilia
b. Temple of Vesta
c. Trajan’s Temple
d. Portunus’ Temple

16. Brought comfort to Roman homes with under-floor heating and adapted from technology
used in bathhouses.
a. Thermae
b. Calidarium
c. Apodyteria
d. Hypocaust

17. Brought comfort to Roman homes with under-floor heating and adapted from technology used
in bathhouses.
a. Thermae
b. Calidarium
c. Apodyteria
d. Hypocaust

18. Among the best-preserved monuments and faced with marble and bears profuse relief
decoration celebrating the emperor’s victory over the Parthians and Arabs.
a. Arch of Septimius Severus
b. Arch of Constantine
c. Arch of Titus
d. Arch of Flavius

19. A Roman arch that relieves over the southern side of the archway showing the start of the
triumphal procession.
a. Arch of Septimius Severus
b. Arch of Constantine
c. Arch of Titus
d. Arch of Flavius

20. Enjoyed grand spectacle in architecture as well as in leisure pursuits, including stage
entertainment of extreme violence and cruelty.
a. Greeks
b. Romans
c. Egyptian
d. Persian

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